In January-September Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine produced 870 thousand tons of rolled metal, 891 thousand tons of steel, 855 thousand tons of pig iron and 1.321 million tons of sinter, all down by 45%, 43.6%, 43.8% and 51.5% YoY respectively. In October DMK produced 209 thousand tons of rolled metal, 208 thousand tons of…
DetailsTajik Aluminum Company intends to increase aluminum output to 1 million tons per year. For this in 2018 it will start constructing a new aluminum plant and will completely modernize the existing one. The new plant will be constructed by Yunnan. The Chinese company has already prepared the feasibility study and is developing the design.…
DetailsRuspolymet will cooperate with Hermith GmbH in the sphere of titanium wares supplies. According to the group chairman of the board Victor Klochay, Ruspolymet will supply titanium products manufactured of scrap. “In Q1 2018 we will commission the machinery to process scrap and produce titanium for various uses. For this order we will not use…
DetailsRevda Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works has received the first 3 of 8 trawlers with bulk parts of SMS Group (Germany) pressing line. The parts have been traveling for some 30 days. To unload the bulk parts of the press a special crane with the lifting capacity of 250 tons has been ordered. The heaviest part…
DetailsKarabashmed is finishing the commissioning of the new mechanized raw copper pouring line. The trial starts of the line demonstrated a 2-fold decrease of pouring time – from 2 hours to 1. “This has allowed us to increase output and decrease delay time of the converter when the metal is poured. Previously because of the…
DetailsThe state enterprise Ukrzaliznytsia has ordered Metinvest-SMC LLC the delivery of rails valued at 682.27 million UAH. This year the company has to supply 26 thousand tons of R-65 rails of K76F steel with the length of 25 m at the price of 26240 UAH per ton. In June Metinvest sold such rails 7% cheaper…
DetailsIn Q3 Tulachermet, the largest pig iron manufacturer in Russia, received 223.5 million rubles of net profit. According to the company statement, Q2 saw the net loss of 427 million rubles. In January-September the net loss totaled 672.6 million rubles as opposed to 1.6 billion rubles of net profit in 9 months of 2016. Revenue…
DetailsFerrexpo, controlling Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works, has attracted a 3-year $195-million loan. The loan has been organized by BNP Paribas and issued by 6 international entities. The loan has to be repaid by December 31, 2020. In January-September Ferrexpo exported 7.526 million tons of pellets. In 2016 the group received $189.2 million…
DetailsAccording to the Russian Steel Association, in 2017 local steel consumption will grow by 5.5% YoY. The previous forecast, published in June, presupposed the growth of steel consumption by 2%. “The positive dynamics of metal consumption is shown by the machine-building sector – 14%. Steel consumption by car manufacturers will increase by 9%, and by…
DetailsNLMK Group, an international steel company with operations in Russia, the USA and the European Union, was recognized in the 20th Annual Report Competition organized by the Moscow Exchange and RBC Group. NLMK topped the Best Annual Report in Metals & Mining category. NLMK also received a special Long-Standing Leadership award. NLMK Group is committed…
DetailsNLMK Group, an international steel company with operations in Russia, the USA and the European Union, received a gold medal at Metal-Expo’2017, the 23rd international industry awards, for its integrated dust emission control project at the Lipetsk site. The project enabled a 6% reduction in gross dust emissions. The project covers 12 initiatives executed across…
DetailsMetinvest Group decided to purchase 1,800 open wagons in 2017 and 2018. The company will almost double its railcar fleet up to 4,000 cars. The decision is driven by the need to curtail a negative effect on the group from the shortage of rolling stock in Ukraine, which resulted, inter alia, from lower turnover of…
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